"lak ~ C-jak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Proto-Sino-Tibetan]

Etymology: * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lək (Coblin, 1986) ** Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *lak ~ C-jak (Matisoff, STEDT); *lak (Benedict, 1972; Coblin, 1986; Michailovsky, 1991); *g-lɑk (Chou, 1972); *g-lak ~ lak (Weidert, 1987) This root is widely attested in Sino-Tibetan languages, and exhibits considerable morphophonemic and lexemical variation. The basic form of the root seems to be *lak, and in some languages the initial has changed into a yod *jak, which may further fricatise into z- or ʑ-. To the yodated form can various prefixes be added. With *d- this prefixation gives *d-jak, another common allofam, which can undergo affricatisation to yield dʑ- or prefix preemption to yield *dak. Note that *dak may as well result from delateralisation of *l-, presumably through an intermediate stage *ʎ- < *lj-. Some languages show forms which seem to have arisen from *ld-, either through reprefixation *lə- on *d- prefixed allofams or metathesis of the *d- prefixed allofam *ld- < *d-l-. With *g- prefixation gives *g-jak, with secondary meanings such as "cubit, armpit". With *p- prefixation gives *p-jak, represented mainly by Written Tibetan ཕྱག (phyag, "hand (honorific)"). Note that this root bears some interesting resemblance to *la ~ ja (“leg, foot”), *p(l)a (“palm, sole”) and *s-la(p) ~ laj (“leaf”). The following allofams are listed in STEDT: *1 #377 *lak ⪤ C-jak ("arm, hand, wing") **1a #695 *lak ("hand, limb") **1b #696 *jak ("arm, hand, armpit, tickle") **1c #699 *d-jak ("hand, arm, leaf") **1d #700 *dak ("arm, hand") **1e #702 *g-jak ("arm, hand, cubit") **1f #705 *p-jak ("arm") **1g #350 *la ("leg, foot") **1h #375 *ja ("leg, foot") **1i #888 *d-ja OR g-ja ("foot") The Chinese word for "hand" 手 (shǒu) is unrelated. Etymology templates: {{lang|bo|ཕྱག}} ཕྱག, {{m|sit-pro|*la ~ ja||leg, foot}} *la ~ ja (“leg, foot”), {{m|sit-pro|*p(l)a||palm, sole}} *p(l)a (“palm, sole”), {{m|sit-pro|*s-la(p) ~ laj||leaf}} *s-la(p) ~ laj (“leaf”), {{m|zh|手}} 手 (shǒu) Head templates: {{head|sit-pro|noun|cat2=roots}} *lak ~ C-jak
  1. hand Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-lak_~_C-jak-sit-pro-noun-GwAXBqQY
  2. arm, limb Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-lak_~_C-jak-sit-pro-noun-x4Z9Rwy~ Categories (other): Proto-Sino-Tibetan entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Sino-Tibetan entries with topic categories using raw markup, Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots, Proto-Sino-Tibetan terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Proto-Sino-Tibetan entries with incorrect language header: 6 66 6 21 Disambiguation of Proto-Sino-Tibetan entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 88 2 8 Disambiguation of Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots: 6 83 6 6 Disambiguation of Proto-Sino-Tibetan terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 89 2 6
  3. wing Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-lak_~_C-jak-sit-pro-noun-wEfK75W0
  4. cubit, armpit Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-lak_~_C-jak-sit-pro-noun-yQxUtNV8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: la Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan (english: leg, foot), lak ~ C-jak ja (english: leg, foot), p(l)a (english: palm, sole), s-la(p) Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan (english: leaf), lak ~ C-jak laj (english: leaf), wa Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan (english: bird, feather, wing), lak ~ C-jak wu (english: bird, feather, wing)

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Old Chinese:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "翼",
            "t": "wing; to support with hand; to help",
            "tr": "*ɢrək < **ɢrəp (Baxter-Sagart); *lɯɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang)"
          },
          "expansion": "翼 (*ɢrək < **ɢrəp (Baxter-Sagart); *lɯɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “wing; to support with hand; to help”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "翼 (*ɢrək < **ɢrəp (Baxter-Sagart); *lɯɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “wing; to support with hand; to help”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "亦"
          },
          "expansion": "亦 (yì)",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "腋",
            "t": "armpit",
            "tr": "*m-qak (Baxter-Sagart); *laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang)"
          },
          "expansion": "腋 (*m-qak (Baxter-Sagart); *laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “armpit”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "亦 (yì), 腋 (*m-qak (Baxter-Sagart); *laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “armpit”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "掖",
            "t": "to support somebody with hand; armpit",
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          },
          "expansion": "掖 (*laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “to support somebody with hand; armpit”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "掖 (*laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “to support somebody with hand; armpit”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
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          },
          "expansion": "胳 (*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “armpit”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "胳 (*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “armpit”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "袼",
            "t": "sleeve suture",
            "tr": "*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang)"
          },
          "expansion": "袼 (*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “sleeve suture”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "袼 (*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “sleeve suture”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Himalayish"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Tibeto-Kanauri"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Bodic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Tibetan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bo",
            "2": "ལག"
          },
          "expansion": "Tibetan: ལག (lag)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bo",
            "2": "ལག་པ",
            "3": "",
            "4": "hand, arm"
          },
          "expansion": "ལག་པ (lag pa, “hand, arm”)",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bo",
            "2": "ཕྱག",
            "3": "",
            "4": "hand (honorific)"
          },
          "expansion": "ཕྱག (phyag, “hand (honorific)”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Written Tibetan: ལག (lag), ལག་པ (lag pa, “hand, arm”), ཕྱག (phyag, “hand (honorific)”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Tangut-Qiang"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Northern Tangut"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txg",
            "2": "𗁅",
            "t": "hand"
          },
          "expansion": "Tangut: 𗁅 (*lạ¹, “hand”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tangut: 𗁅 (*lạ¹, “hand”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "rGyalrongic"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sit-zbu",
            "2": "jâx"
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          "expansion": "Zbu: jâx",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Zbu: jâx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Sal"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Bodo-Garo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grt",
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          },
          "expansion": "Garo: jak (“hand”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Garo: jak (“hand”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Lolo-Burmese-Naxi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Lolo-Burmese"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Burmish"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "လက်",
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          },
          "expansion": "Burmese: လက် (lak, “hand, arm”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Written Burmese: လက် (lak, “hand, arm”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Maruic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lsi",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lashi: lò"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Loloish"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Northern Loloish"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ii",
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            "3": "",
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          },
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          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yi (Liangshan): ꇇ (lot, “hand”)"
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    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Naic"
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nmy",
            "2": "lä̆qä̆"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Namuyi: lä̆qä̆"
    }
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    },
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      "name": "m"
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        "2": "*s-la(p) ~ laj",
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      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "* Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lək (Coblin, 1986)\n** Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *lak ~ C-jak (Matisoff, STEDT); *lak (Benedict, 1972; Coblin, 1986; Michailovsky, 1991); *g-lɑk (Chou, 1972); *g-lak ~ lak (Weidert, 1987)\nThis root is widely attested in Sino-Tibetan languages, and exhibits considerable morphophonemic and lexemical variation. The basic form of the root seems to be *lak, and in some languages the initial has changed into a yod *jak, which may further fricatise into z- or ʑ-. To the yodated form can various prefixes be added.\nWith *d- this prefixation gives *d-jak, another common allofam, which can undergo affricatisation to yield dʑ- or prefix preemption to yield *dak. Note that *dak may as well result from delateralisation of *l-, presumably through an intermediate stage *ʎ- < *lj-. Some languages show forms which seem to have arisen from *ld-, either through reprefixation *lə- on *d- prefixed allofams or metathesis of the *d- prefixed allofam *ld- < *d-l-.\nWith *g- prefixation gives *g-jak, with secondary meanings such as \"cubit, armpit\".\nWith *p- prefixation gives *p-jak, represented mainly by Written Tibetan ཕྱག (phyag, \"hand (honorific)\").\nNote that this root bears some interesting resemblance to *la ~ ja (“leg, foot”), *p(l)a (“palm, sole”) and *s-la(p) ~ laj (“leaf”).\nThe following allofams are listed in STEDT:\n*1 #377 *lak ⪤ C-jak (\"arm, hand, wing\")\n**1a #695 *lak (\"hand, limb\")\n**1b #696 *jak (\"arm, hand, armpit, tickle\")\n**1c #699 *d-jak (\"hand, arm, leaf\")\n**1d #700 *dak (\"arm, hand\")\n**1e #702 *g-jak (\"arm, hand, cubit\")\n**1f #705 *p-jak (\"arm\")\n**1g #350 *la (\"leg, foot\")\n**1h #375 *ja (\"leg, foot\")\n**1i #888 *d-ja OR g-ja (\"foot\")\nThe Chinese word for \"hand\" 手 (shǒu) is unrelated.",
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  "lang_code": "sit-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/lak ~ C-jak",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 47 0 53",
      "english": "leg, foot",
      "word": "la Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 47 0 53",
      "english": "leg, foot",
      "word": "lak ~ C-jak ja"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 47 0 53",
      "english": "palm, sole",
      "word": "p(l)a"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 47 0 53",
      "english": "leaf",
      "word": "s-la(p) Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 47 0 53",
      "english": "leaf",
      "word": "lak ~ C-jak laj"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 47 0 53",
      "english": "bird, feather, wing",
      "word": "wa Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 47 0 53",
      "english": "bird, feather, wing",
      "word": "lak ~ C-jak wu"
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        "reconstruction"
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          "_dis": "6 66 6 21",
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          "_dis": "2 88 2 8",
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        "arm, limb"
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          "limb",
          "limb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "wing"
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        "reconstruction"
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          "cubit",
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          "armpit",
          "armpit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "lak ~ C-jak"
}
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            "t": "wing; to support with hand; to help",
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          "expansion": "翼 (*ɢrək < **ɢrəp (Baxter-Sagart); *lɯɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “wing; to support with hand; to help”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
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      "text": "翼 (*ɢrək < **ɢrəp (Baxter-Sagart); *lɯɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “wing; to support with hand; to help”)"
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          "expansion": "腋 (*m-qak (Baxter-Sagart); *laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “armpit”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "亦 (yì), 腋 (*m-qak (Baxter-Sagart); *laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “armpit”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "掖",
            "t": "to support somebody with hand; armpit",
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          },
          "expansion": "掖 (*laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “to support somebody with hand; armpit”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "掖 (*laːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “to support somebody with hand; armpit”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
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          "expansion": "胳 (*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “armpit”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "胳 (*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “armpit”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
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          "expansion": "袼 (*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “sleeve suture”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "袼 (*klaːɡ (Zhengzhang Shangfang), “sleeve suture”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Himalayish"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Tibeto-Kanauri"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Bodic"
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      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Tibetan"
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    {
      "depth": 5,
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        {
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            "1": "bo",
            "2": "ལག"
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          "expansion": "Tibetan: ལག (lag)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bo",
            "2": "ལག་པ",
            "3": "",
            "4": "hand, arm"
          },
          "expansion": "ལག་པ (lag pa, “hand, arm”)",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bo",
            "2": "ཕྱག",
            "3": "",
            "4": "hand (honorific)"
          },
          "expansion": "ཕྱག (phyag, “hand (honorific)”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Written Tibetan: ལག (lag), ལག་པ (lag pa, “hand, arm”), ཕྱག (phyag, “hand (honorific)”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Tangut-Qiang"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Northern Tangut"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txg",
            "2": "𗁅",
            "t": "hand"
          },
          "expansion": "Tangut: 𗁅 (*lạ¹, “hand”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tangut: 𗁅 (*lạ¹, “hand”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "rGyalrongic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sit-zbu",
            "2": "jâx"
          },
          "expansion": "Zbu: jâx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Zbu: jâx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Sal"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Bodo-Garo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grt",
            "2": "jak",
            "t": "hand"
          },
          "expansion": "Garo: jak (“hand”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Garo: jak (“hand”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Lolo-Burmese-Naxi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Lolo-Burmese"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Burmish"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "လက်",
            "t": "hand, arm"
          },
          "expansion": "Burmese: လက် (lak, “hand, arm”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Written Burmese: လက် (lak, “hand, arm”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Maruic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lsi",
            "2": "lò"
          },
          "expansion": "Lashi: lò",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lashi: lò"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Loloish"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Northern Loloish"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ii",
            "2": "ꇇ",
            "3": "",
            "4": "hand"
          },
          "expansion": "ꇇ (lot, “hand”)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yi (Liangshan): ꇇ (lot, “hand”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Naic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nmy",
            "2": "lä̆qä̆"
          },
          "expansion": "Namuyi: lä̆qä̆",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Namuyi: lä̆qä̆"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bo",
        "2": "ཕྱག"
      },
      "expansion": "ཕྱག",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*la ~ ja",
        "3": "",
        "4": "leg, foot"
      },
      "expansion": "*la ~ ja (“leg, foot”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*p(l)a",
        "3": "",
        "4": "palm, sole"
      },
      "expansion": "*p(l)a (“palm, sole”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*s-la(p) ~ laj",
        "3": "",
        "4": "leaf"
      },
      "expansion": "*s-la(p) ~ laj (“leaf”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "手"
      },
      "expansion": "手 (shǒu)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "* Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lək (Coblin, 1986)\n** Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *lak ~ C-jak (Matisoff, STEDT); *lak (Benedict, 1972; Coblin, 1986; Michailovsky, 1991); *g-lɑk (Chou, 1972); *g-lak ~ lak (Weidert, 1987)\nThis root is widely attested in Sino-Tibetan languages, and exhibits considerable morphophonemic and lexemical variation. The basic form of the root seems to be *lak, and in some languages the initial has changed into a yod *jak, which may further fricatise into z- or ʑ-. To the yodated form can various prefixes be added.\nWith *d- this prefixation gives *d-jak, another common allofam, which can undergo affricatisation to yield dʑ- or prefix preemption to yield *dak. Note that *dak may as well result from delateralisation of *l-, presumably through an intermediate stage *ʎ- < *lj-. Some languages show forms which seem to have arisen from *ld-, either through reprefixation *lə- on *d- prefixed allofams or metathesis of the *d- prefixed allofam *ld- < *d-l-.\nWith *g- prefixation gives *g-jak, with secondary meanings such as \"cubit, armpit\".\nWith *p- prefixation gives *p-jak, represented mainly by Written Tibetan ཕྱག (phyag, \"hand (honorific)\").\nNote that this root bears some interesting resemblance to *la ~ ja (“leg, foot”), *p(l)a (“palm, sole”) and *s-la(p) ~ laj (“leaf”).\nThe following allofams are listed in STEDT:\n*1 #377 *lak ⪤ C-jak (\"arm, hand, wing\")\n**1a #695 *lak (\"hand, limb\")\n**1b #696 *jak (\"arm, hand, armpit, tickle\")\n**1c #699 *d-jak (\"hand, arm, leaf\")\n**1d #700 *dak (\"arm, hand\")\n**1e #702 *g-jak (\"arm, hand, cubit\")\n**1f #705 *p-jak (\"arm\")\n**1g #350 *la (\"leg, foot\")\n**1h #375 *ja (\"leg, foot\")\n**1i #888 *d-ja OR g-ja (\"foot\")\nThe Chinese word for \"hand\" 手 (shǒu) is unrelated.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "roots"
      },
      "expansion": "*lak ~ C-jak",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan",
  "lang_code": "sit-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/lak ~ C-jak",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "leg, foot",
      "word": "la Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan"
    },
    {
      "english": "leg, foot",
      "word": "lak ~ C-jak ja"
    },
    {
      "english": "palm, sole",
      "word": "p(l)a"
    },
    {
      "english": "leaf",
      "word": "s-la(p) Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan"
    },
    {
      "english": "leaf",
      "word": "lak ~ C-jak laj"
    },
    {
      "english": "bird, feather, wing",
      "word": "wa Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan"
    },
    {
      "english": "bird, feather, wing",
      "word": "lak ~ C-jak wu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arm, limb"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
        ],
        [
          "limb",
          "limb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cubit, armpit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cubit",
          "cubit"
        ],
        [
          "armpit",
          "armpit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lak ~ C-jak"
}

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